Media Type: Articles

Travel Weekly: Sustainable Canada: Tackling Overtourism

Sustainable Canada: Tackling Overtourism By Elizabeth Becker. VICTORIA, British Columbia The tsunami warning was a nice touch. On the first day that delegates opened discussions about tourism and climate change, planet Earth responded with a jolt. Shortly after midnight, sirens blared and cellphones rang across Vancouver Island: WARNING — TSUNAMI:… Read more

Canadian Geographic: Is Canada On The Cusp Of A Tourism Enlightenment?

Is Canada on the cusp of a tourism enlightenment? BY ROBIN ESROCK: What tourism’s shift to sustainability, reconciliation and regeneration means for the rest of us. It’s hard to work against Mother Nature, and it costs,” says Dave Cowen, CEO of the Butchart Gardens. We’re backstage at the iconic Vancouver… Read more

World Nomads: The Travel Sustainability Conferences Changing

“Tourism is a truly global force that in and of itself has the power to effect change,” remarked Robert Sandford, leading Canadian expert on sustainability in his opening speech at this year’s IMPACT Sustainability, Travel, and Tourism Conference. IMPACT is a yearly summit that takes place in Victoria, British Columbia,… Read more